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Elections / 1940 · President · CO

Wendell Willkie carried Colorado R+2.6.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) vs Wendell Willkie (R) in Colorado, 1940. The state ran 12.5 points more Republican than the nation (D+9.9 nationally).

Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Wendell Willkie (R)

Colorado result
549,004 votes counted
Roosevelt (D)
265,554
48.4%
Willkie (R)
279,576
50.9%
All others
3,874
0.7%
Margin
R+2.6
1940 presidential election
Colorado, 1940
WillkieR+2.6
1940 presidential margin by county for Colorado — 1940 presidential electionA map of the constituent counties of Colorado — 1940 presidential election, each outlined and filled by its 1940 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Adams County, CO · R+1.0Alamosa County, CO · D+4.7Arapahoe County, CO · R+2.7Archuleta County, CO · R+7.7Baca County, CO · R+14.4Bent County, CO · R+3.8Boulder County, CO · R+7.5Chaffee County, CO · D+5.3Cheyenne County, CO · R+9.3Clear Creek County, CO · D+11.4Conejos County, CO · D+10.0Costilla County, CO · D+20.3Crowley County, CO · R+24.9Custer County, CO · R+15.9Delta County, CO · R+15.5Denver County, CO · D+5.5Dolores County, CO · R+11.3Douglas County, CO · R+23.6Eagle County, CO · D+15.5El Paso County, CO · R+11.4Elbert County, CO · R+30.4Fremont County, CO · R+10.3Garfield County, CO · R+14.9Gilpin County, CO · D+2.1Grand County, CO · R+10.8Gunnison County, CO · D+6.4Hinsdale County, CO · R+18.4Huerfano County, CO · D+18.3Jackson County, CO · R+19.0Jefferson County, CO · R+6.2Kiowa County, CO · R+24.3Kit Carson County, CO · R+38.2La Plata County, CO · R+15.4Lake County, CO · D+19.0Larimer County, CO · R+25.0Las Animas County, CO · D+28.6Lincoln County, CO · R+19.9Logan County, CO · R+23.9Mesa County, CO · D+4.3Mineral County, CO · D+8.7Moffat County, CO · R+19.0Montezuma County, CO · R+19.0Montrose County, CO · R+10.7Morgan County, CO · R+29.4Otero County, CO · R+8.8Ouray County, CO · D+1.4Park County, CO · R+6.3Phillips County, CO · R+11.6Pitkin County, CO · D+1.9Prowers County, CO · R+14.7Pueblo County, CO · D+14.0Rio Blanco County, CO · R+31.5Rio Grande County, CO · R+15.5Routt County, CO · D+11.2Saguache County, CO · R+12.2San Juan County, CO · R+8.9San Miguel County, CO · D+7.7Sedgwick County, CO · R+20.2Summit County, CO · D+6.0Teller County, CO · D+24.2Washington County, CO · R+25.9Weld County, CO · R+20.3Yuma County, CO · R+29.3
How it voted
Share of the 1940 vote
Wendell Willkie ✓Republican50.9%279,576
Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic48.4%265,554
OtherAll other candidates0.7%3,874
D+60
R+60
63 counties, each filled by 1940 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Colorado's presidential margins
1880–2024, the 1940 contest in context
Colorado's presidential marginsDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1880 to 2024. Most recent: +11.0% in 2024.flipped D · 2008+11.0%DR18802024
Colorado's presidential margins
YearMargin (D minus R)
1880−5.2%
1884−12.6%
1888−14.4%
1892−41.1%
1896+70.6%
1900+13.6%
1904−14.2%
1908+1.1%
1912+20.9%
1916+26.0%
1920−23.4%
1924−35.0%
1928−30.8%
1932+13.4%
1936+23.3%
1940−2.6%
1944−6.8%
1948+5.4%
1952−21.3%
1956−19.7%
1960−9.7%
1964+23.1%
1968−9.2%
1972−28.0%
1976−11.5%
1980−24.0%
1984−28.3%
1988−7.8%
1992+4.3%
1996−1.4%
2000−8.4%
2004−4.7%
2008+9.0%
2012+5.4%
2016+4.9%
2020+13.5%
2024+11.0%
County results — 1940
63 counties; every row links to the county's full page.
CountyWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
Adams CountyR
−1.0%
4,6744,7679,503
Alamosa CountyD
+4.7%
2,4672,2434,733
Arapahoe CountyR
−2.7%
7,5717,98815,696
Archuleta CountyR
−7.7%
7448691,618
Baca CountyR
−14.4%
1,1671,5672,772
Bent CountyR
−3.8%
1,7591,8993,675
Boulder CountyR
−7.5%
9,03910,52519,776
Chaffee CountyD
+5.3%
2,1531,9334,121
Cheyenne CountyR
−9.3%
7589151,681
Clear Creek CountyD
+11.4%
1,2811,0182,306
Conejos CountyD
+10.0%
2,4812,0284,526
Costilla CountyD
+20.3%
1,6981,1212,845
Crowley CountyR
−24.9%
8501,4192,281
Custer CountyR
−15.9%
4956851,194
Delta CountyR
−15.5%
3,0444,1757,315
Denver CountyD
+5.5%
90,93881,328173,371
Dolores CountyR
−11.3%
379478873
Douglas CountyR
−23.6%
8011,2982,108
Eagle CountyD
+15.5%
1,4741,0772,564
El Paso CountyR
−11.4%
13,32016,76630,315
Elbert CountyR
−30.4%
9341,7562,700
Fremont CountyR
−10.3%
4,1865,1509,394
Garfield CountyR
−14.9%
2,1412,8945,061
Gilpin CountyD
+2.1%
431413849
Grand CountyR
−10.8%
8631,0741,946
Gunnison CountyD
+6.4%
1,7711,5563,351
Hinsdale CountyR
−18.4%
103150255
Huerfano CountyD
+18.3%
3,9742,7386,736
Jackson CountyR
−19.0%
357526888
Jefferson CountyR
−6.2%
7,7458,78016,625
Kiowa CountyR
−24.3%
5989861,594
Kit Carson CountyR
−38.2%
1,1002,4813,612
La Plata CountyR
−15.4%
2,8353,8716,745
Lake CountyD
+19.0%
2,0631,4033,481
Larimer CountyR
−25.0%
6,40210,72017,248
Las Animas CountyD
+28.6%
8,7664,85913,675
Lincoln CountyR
−19.9%
1,1851,7802,988
Logan CountyR
−23.9%
2,8194,6137,515
Mesa CountyD
+4.3%
7,6947,04914,912
Mineral CountyD
+8.7%
273229508
Moffat CountyR
−19.0%
1,0561,5562,627
Montezuma CountyR
−19.0%
1,5732,3133,904
Montrose CountyR
−10.7%
3,0133,7446,855
Morgan CountyR
−29.4%
2,5274,6547,238
Otero CountyR
−8.8%
4,5675,45910,088
Ouray CountyD
+1.4%
6065891,199
Park CountyR
−6.3%
8699861,861
Phillips CountyR
−11.6%
9191,1682,151
Pitkin CountyD
+1.9%
503484998
Prowers CountyR
−14.7%
2,3093,1155,477
Pueblo CountyD
+14.0%
18,80514,18533,115
Rio Blanco CountyR
−31.5%
5301,0211,559
Rio Grande CountyR
−15.5%
2,2423,0755,357
Routt CountyD
+11.2%
2,7752,2125,019
Saguache CountyR
−12.2%
1,1421,4622,631
San Juan CountyR
−8.9%
378452834
San Miguel CountyD
+7.7%
8517291,587
Sedgwick CountyR
−20.2%
9591,4482,419
Summit CountyD
+6.0%
5404791,024
Teller CountyD
+24.2%
2,0841,2683,372
Washington CountyR
−25.9%
1,4032,3903,816
Weld CountyR
−20.3%
10,65316,12927,009
Yuma CountyR
−29.3%
1,9173,5315,508